Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Decial meeting of the Board of Education Aug,

Special meeting ofthe Board of Education Aug,
10, 1887.
All members present.
President Voss in the chair.
The minutes were read and approved.
The acceptance Of Mr. G. Patzer was presented
and placed on file.
Several accounts were presented and referred
to the finance committee.
The Superintendent report to the text book
committee on the necessary text books, was pre-
sented and on motion the report was adopted and
the committee on text books directed to procure
the books as recommended therein also the
changes to the Rays New Test Examples, and
SWinton's New Language Lessons, and Apple
TOMS Introductory Fourth Reader, and COltOn's
Common School Biographies, on the best terms
possible all voting in the affirmative.
The report of the Superinte ndent to the Com
mittee on Supplies was resente nue. ana feIerrGa eo
instructed to procure such articles were neces-
sary before the beginning of the fall term. The
Finance Committee made the following report
which was on motion adopted and the accounts
therein contained allowed, all voting in the af-
frmatiye;
To THE HON BOARD OF EDUCATION,
GENTLEMEN
Your Finance Committee would re-
speetfully report that we have examined the fol
lowing accounts and recommend their allowance
W. D. Sproesser, 81, clock repaired, VIM. L.
Norris, $50, insurance, ]. w; Moore, Sl.60 pub
fishing notices, L. k1rcnOE, Sl0.0U, carpenter
work. Chas Krebs S29.12 painting, VIM. c. Rade,
$50 10 scalciming, etc, H. Bargain, Si06.75, car
penter work, VIM. Schoppe, 81. IS, stationery, 5.
Monrean, S44, whitewashing, Wm.H. Rohr, Sl.35,
drayage
Respectfully submitted,
G, H. Jacob s5d Finance
H. Daub } Committee
Watertown, Aug. 10, 1887.
The Committee on Text Books made their an
nual report, which was on motion accepted ana
placed on Tile. -
ported verbally that they had engaged MT Chr
Schmutzler to look after the state of the tlmbers
and pillars in the basement OF the mgr scnool
building and that, after careful investigation,
Mr. Schmutzler had found everything IN safe
and sound condition. Accepted.
On motion the committee was directed to cause
the necessary cleaning of the vaults, ana the re-
pairing of the fence on 9th street or the vacant
school lot in the LIST ward.
Proposals were presented Tor furnishing Iuel
for the schools, and on motion placed on nle ana
the contract awarded to j. McGolr1ck, ne Delng
the lowest bidder.
Com Steinmann having been called TO the
chair Com Voss offered the following resolutlon:
WHEREAS, The contract between the boaru OF
Education of this city and the Wisconsin IeIe-
phone Co. expires on Sept LIST, 1887, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the use of the telephones III
orr public schools and clerks office be ana the
same is hereby discontinued from ana a1ter sald
first day of September, 1887 and that the clerk
hereby directed to notify said Wis. Telephone
Co. to remove their instruments from the seVeral
school buildings and the clerk, s once. .u
Resolution lost by the following vote, the ayes
and noes having been called for:
Ayes-Jacobi, Daub, Voss 81
Noes-Moore, Brooks, Stelnmann, McCape W
On motion Board adjourned.
VIM. III. RoHR, Clerk